Global Patent Index - EP 3985187 A1

EP 3985187 A1 20220420 - CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ONE OR MORE ABLUTIONARY DEVICES

Title (en)

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ONE OR MORE ABLUTIONARY DEVICES

Title (de)

STEUERSYSTEM FÜR EINE ODER MEHRERE WASCHUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE POUR UN OU PLUSIEURS DISPOSITIFS DESTINÉS AUX ABLUTIONS

Publication

EP 3985187 A1 20220420 (EN)

Application

EP 21203286 A 20211018

Priority

GB 202016538 A 20201019

Abstract (en)

A control system (100) for one or more ablutionary devices (1, 7) comprising: a mixer valve (118) having a first inlet (134) and a second inlet (136) configured to receive a supply of hot and cold water, and an outlet (138) configured to output cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof as an output stream for suppling water to the one or more ablutionary devices (1, 7) downstream of the mixer valve (118); and a controller (120) in communication with the mixer valve (118). The controller (120) is configured to: obtain a supply coupling setting that indicates which of the first and second inlets (134, 136) is to receive, or is receiving, hot water during operation of the control system and which of the first and second inlets (134, 136) is to receive, or is receiving, cold water during operation of the control system; and control the mixer valve (118) according to one or more target output water properties and the supply coupling setting. A method (300) performed by a control system is also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

E03C 1/05 (2006.01); G05D 23/13 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP GB US)

E03C 1/021 (2013.01 - GB); E03C 1/055 (2013.01 - EP GB); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01 - CN); G05D 23/1393 (2013.01 - EP); G05D 23/1917 (2013.01 - US); G05D 23/1931 (2013.01 - US); E03C 1/04 (2013.01 - GB); E03C 1/0408 (2013.01 - EP); F16K 11/22 (2013.01 - GB); F16K 31/04 (2013.01 - GB); G05B 2219/25257 (2013.01 - CN); G05D 23/1393 (2013.01 - GB)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3985187 A1 20220420; CN 114384834 A 20220422; GB 202016538 D0 20201202; GB 2599957 A 20220420; GB 2599957 B 20230705; US 12061489 B2 20240813; US 2022121232 A1 20220421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21203286 A 20211018; CN 202111213687 A 20211019; GB 202016538 A 20201019; US 202117502772 A 20211015